1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
1966–67 record 18-8 (10-4 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Watson (2nd year)
Assistant coach Don Luft
Assistant coach Tom Bolyard
Captain Jack Johnson
Home arena New Fieldhouse
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Michigan State 10 4   .714     16 7   .696
Indiana 10 4   .714     18 8   .692
Iowa 9 5   .643     16 8   .667
Wisconsin 8 6   .571     15 9   .625
Purdue 7 7   .500     15 9   .625
Northwestern 7 7   .500     11 11   .500
Ohio State 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Illinois 6 8   .429     12 12   .500
Minnesota 5 9   .357     9 15   .375
Michigan 2 12   .143     8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 196667 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18-8 and a conference record of 10-4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers lost in the Mideast Regional Semifinals, but then went on to beat Tennessee, 51-44, to win Regional Third Place.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Mike BedreeG63So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
21Harold CurdyF64So.Marion, Indiana
22Bill RussellG61Sr.Columbus, Indiana
23Vern PayneG510Jr.Michigan City, Indiana
24Vern PfaffG510Sr.Ellettsville, Indiana
25Ken NewsomeF65Jr.Ahoskie, North Carolina
30Rich SchrumpfC69Jr.Galien, Michigan
31Bill DeHeerC69So.Maplewood, Missouri
32Jim HoulihanG63Jr.Bluffton, Indiana
33Jack JohnsonF66Sr.Greenfield, Indiana
34Butch JoynerF64Jr.New Castle, Indiana
35Bill StenbergC67So.Rockford, Illinois
40Larry TurpenG61Sr.Shawswick, Indiana
41Gabe OliverioG62So.Annandale, Virginia
42Erv InnigerG63Sr.Berne, Indiana
43John MuirheadC67So.Danville, Illinois
44Earl SchneiderF69So.Evansville, Indiana
45Gary LeinbergerF67Jr.St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

12/3/1966*
DePauw W 84-71  1-0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/5/1966*
Missouri W 77-65  2-0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/7/1966*
Ohio L 90-91 OT 2-1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/12/1966*
at Kansas State L 69-82  2-2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS

12/17/1966*
at Loyola (Chicago) W 83-73  3-2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL

12/20/1966*
vs. Notre Dame W 94-91  4-2
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN

12/27/1966*
vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
W 71-60  5-2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

12/29/1966*
vs. Washington
Far West Classic
L 79-81  5-3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

12/30/1966*
vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
W 102-64  6-3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

1/7/1967
at Iowa L 73-84  6-4 (0-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/9/1967
Minnesota W 83-68  7-4 (1-1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/14/1967
at Ohio State W 81-80  8-4 (2-1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

1/30/1967*
DePaul W 72-70  9-4 (2-1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/4/1967
at Minnesota W 82-81  10-4 (3-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/6/1967
Michigan State W 82-77  11-4 (4-1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/11/1967
Wisconsin W 93-81  12-4 (5-1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/13/1967
at Michigan State L 77-86  12-5 (5-2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

2/18/1967
at Northwestern W 81-79  13-5 (6-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/20/1967
Illinois
Rivalry
W 96-81  14-5 (7-2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/25/1967
Iowa L 74-75 OT 14-6 (7-3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/27/1967
at Michigan W 98-96  15-6 (8-3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

3/4/1967
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 70-80  15-7 (8-4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

3/6/1967
Michigan W 96-90  16-7 (9-4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/11/1967
Purdue
Rivalry
W 95-82  17-7 (10-4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament

3/17/1967*
vs. Virginia Tech
Regional Semifinals
L 70-79  17-8 (10-4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

3/18/1967*
vs. #8 Tennessee
Regional Third Place
W 51-44  18-8 (10-4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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